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Flurry of China bank deals hints at renewed confidence

By Jennifer Hughes, FT, China’s banks and insurers have more actively sought overseas assets in 2014 than at any time […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Dec 14 | Also posted in Latin America, Private Equity, Real Estate, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Banking on BRICS

  In July, leaders of the five emerging market countries known as the “BRICS” (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South […]

By Aidualc | 05 Dec 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

SHANGHAI FTZ TO ALLOW CHINESE INDIVIDUALS TO INVEST OVERSEAS

  BY MICHAEL COLE   Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone may soon be welcoming individual investors In a policy breakthrough, Shanghai’s party […]

By Aidualc | 02 Dec 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Indonesian Optimism

From Mark Mobius Blog, Franklin Templeton Southeast Asia represents one of the fastest-growing regions in the world today, and is one […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 18 Nov 14 | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

CHINA’S TOP 20 CITIES FOR MILLIONAIRES REVEALE

  BY MICHAEL COLE    Shanghai may be China’s commercial capital, but Beijing has 33,000 more millionaires, according to the latest […]

By MarketAngel | 13 Nov 14 | Also posted in Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Emerging Markets Planting the Seeds for Fertilizer Growth

By Jeffrey Stafford, CFA, Morningstar, As caloric needs increase around the world, potash companies are a good way to play the […]

By Aidualc | 10 Nov 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Latin America, Private Equity, Real Estate, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

China Creates New Trade Route Through Nicaragua Canal

Construction on the Nicaragua canal is set to start in December. The government has proclaimed it to be an economic panacea. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 Nov 14 | Also posted in Commodities, Food for Thought, Latin America, Private Equity, Real Estate, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Cheaper Oil – Winners and losers

From the Economist, IN EARLY October the IMF looked at what might happen to the world economy if conflict in […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Nov 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

A True Tree of Life: The Seeds From This Magical Plant Can Clean Water

  The Himalayan Moringa tree can clean drinking water while providing food, fuel, and fertilizer.   A woman and her […]

By Aidualc | 31 Oct 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Oil Prices Continue to Define Geopolitics

From Stratfor, Geopolitical diary, Editor’s Note: Oil prices dropped steeply Oct. 14, with crude oil futures falling 4.6 percent to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 18 Oct 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)